Receptacle



A. T. PERSSDN RECEPTACLE Filed Aug. 17. 1922 Patented Aug. 14, 1923..

ALF '1. rnnsson, or cnrceeo, rnnrnors.

BECEPIACLE. I

Application and August 17, 1922. Serial no. sea-235.

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, ALF T. PnRssoN, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident oi? Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more particularly to an improved receptacle"intended primarily as a garbage container, but certainfea-tures *thereof will be found of utility in connection with receptacles intended for other pur poses. r

My improved receptacle is designed to be of such aform astobe easily and economically molded when cement concrete is 'used as the construction material; I The receptacle is or" such form thatt'he same form ant. size of cover may be used for both the receiving and the discharge openings; the term of the receptacle is such that the position of the re ceivin' -op ening may be changed from the side opposite to the discharge-opening to the side on" which the discharge openingis located by a simple and easily effected I change in the mold; provision is made for excluding rain ifrom boththerecei ving and discharge openings, for pivotally attaching the receiving and discharge covers by a con struction: that is both economical and durable and whereby the outward pressure of the contents of the receptacle upon the lower or discharge cover has no tendency to open the same and permit out-flow thereof.

Other objectsand advantages will more clearly appear from the following description and. claims, and the drawings forming part of this application, in-which.-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved receptacle with part of the cover of "the discharge-opening broken away; and

Figure 2 1 a vertical section;

As illustrated, my improved receptacle is substantially rectangular in. cross section. The top consists of two inclined top section site directions from a central ridge A. One of these inclined top sections, B,- is a permanent part of the cement structure of the receptacle, and the other inclined section is formed by a cover C preferably of sheet metal of suiiicient thickness to have the necessary rigidity. Beneath the cover G is the receiving opening occupying 'on'e-half of the top of the receptacle. The sides ofthe receptacle are preferably vertical and the when in open 1 position.

discharge opening extends outwardly from the bottom of the side wall opposite the receiving cover C. it A the receiving opening D the floor or bottom n oi the receptacle slopes upwardly upon its upper surface, as'indicated at F, to form a threshold for retaining within the receptacle any liquids contained in the contents thereof, Above the discharge opening D, I provide a ledge, G, extending outwardly from the wall H completely across the same. In the upper surface of the ledge, G, I provide drain grooves, I, sloping down wardlyfrom the center toward the sides. i he cover, C, for the receiving opening; and J. for the discharge openingare identical insize and form, the receiving and discharge openingsbeing also of approximate ly the same size. Each of the covers C and J comprises a major flat portion with flanges K at the ends and L along one side, the other side hi being unflang-ed. Both of the covers are pivotally connected to the body of the receptacle by means of links, there being a pair-of links for each cover. The links N for the top or receiving cover C are piv otally connected at O to the side flanges ii of the cover C midway the length thereof, and at their opposite ends the links N are pivoted to the side wallsot the receptacle at points P directly beneath the ridge A and at the centerof the side walls. When the receiving'cover C is in closed position as shown in Figure land in full lines in Figure 2, the flange L thereof laps over the permanent roof or top section B. The angle of the flange L to the body of the cover C being such that the flange L lies snugly agaist the permanent roof section B and acts to prevent rain from entering the receiving opening beneath the cover G. The site flanges K of the receiving opening cover C overlap the side walls of the receptacle both when the cover is in closed position and The length of the links N is such that in moving the top cover from closed to open position, the same passes through an arc of suiiicient radius to clear the ridge is and in both open and ciosed po sitions the receiving cover C lies against the top of the receptacle without projecting parts other than the overlapping flanges.

The discharge opening cover J is, as above stated, of the same form and dimensions as the receiving opening cover (3. The discharge opening cover J is pivotally conthe bottom of 1 llKi liO

nected to the body of the receptacle by 'means of links, l pivoted at O to the flanges K midway the top and bottom of the cover and at their opposite ends pivoted at to the side walls of the receptacle. The floor E of the receptacle extends outwardly at Q beyond the wall H and beyond the ledge G, and the sidewalls R are similarly prolonged beyond the wall H and provided with ed es S which incline outwardly from top to bottom, the four edges ofthe discharge opening thus lying in a plane which inclines outwardly from the ledge G to the threshold F. lVhen in closed position, the end flanges K or" the discharge opening cover J lap over the side walls of the receptacle, as shown, the side flange L overlaps the lodge G, and the inner face of the flat portion of the cover lies against the edges of the discharge opening. The links N whereby the discharge opening cover J is pivotally connected to the receptacle have their upper pivotal points 1 upon the side wall of the receptacle at the same elevation as the ledge G whereby when the discharge cover J is closed the links N incline clownwardly as shown. The discharge cover J is opened by an outward and upward movement in the are determined bv the link N and when in raised completely open position, as shown in dottedlines in Fig. 2, the lower edge M of the cover J rests upon the ledge G, thereby securely holding the cover in open position while-the contents of the receptacle are being shoveled out or otherwise being removed. The fact that the cover J has a pivotal movement by reason of the pivotal movement of the links l upon their pivots P, and has a further pivotal movement at 0 relative to the link, makes it an easy matter to raise the cover J to open position and then to throw its lower edge inwardly over the ledge G to hold the cover open.

*By reason of the fact that the links N slope downwardly from their fixed pivots P when the cover J is closed, the cover J can be opened only by a movement of which the principal component is upward. A horizontal force acting outwardly upon the door J will not open it or displace it from itscloscd position. By reason of this fact the weight and outward pressure of the contents oil? the receptacle do not open the dis charge door J or displace it in any degree from its tightly closed position. I have provided the receiving and discharge doors with handles T preferably placed in the center thereof in order that the doors may be reversed in position and used interchangeably without altering the position of the handles.

In case it is desired that the receiving opening be upon the same side of the receptacle as the discharge opening, instead ofas illustrated, the change may be effected by a simple alteration in the mold providing for the shifting of the upper or receiving openin from the position illustrated to the position occupied by the permanent part B of the top of the receptacle.

lVhile I have described and illustrated one embodiment of my invention, it will be apparent that many variations may be made within the scope of the invention as de-.

lined in the following claims.

hat I claim as my invention is:

l. A cement receptacle substantially rectangular in horizontal section, the top of said receptacle consisting of two sections inclining downwardly in opposite directions from a central ridge, one of said top sections having a receiving opening therein and one of the side walls of said receptacle having a discharge opening extending upwardly from the floor of said receptacle, a

ledge projecting outwardly from the wall.

of said receptacle above said discharge opening, and covers for said openings pivotally connected to said receptacle, the receiving and discharge opening covers having flanges adapted when said covers are closed to overlie said ridge and ledge respectively.

2. A cement receptacle substantially rectangular in horizontal section, the top of said receptacle consisting of two sections in clining downwardly inopposite directions from a central ridge, one of said top sections having a receiving opening therein and one ofthe side walls of said receptacle having a. discharge opening extending upwardly from the floor of said receptacle, 9.

ledge projecting outwardly from the wall of said receptacle above said, discharge opening, said receiving and discharge openings being of the same size and form, and covers for said openings pivotally connected to said receptacle, the receiving and discharge opening covers having flanges adapted when said covers are closed to overlie said ridge and ledge respectively.

3. A cement receptacle substantially'rectangular in horizontal section, the top of said receptacle consisting of two sections inclining downwardly in opposite directions from a central ridge, one out said top sections having a receiving opening therein and one of the side walls 01 said receptacle having a discharge opening extending upwardly from the floor of said receptacle, a ledge projecting outwardlyirom the v all of said receptacle above said discharge opening, said receiving and discharge openings being of the same, size QUClfOIlIl, and covers for said openings pivotally connected to said receptacle, thejreceiving and discharge opening covers having flanges on the being adapted to extend over said ridge and the side flange discharge cover being adapted tooverlie said ledge.

4. A cement receptacle substantially rectangular in horizontal section, the top of said receptacle consisting of two sections inclining downwardly in opposite directions from a central ridge, one of said top sections having a receiving opening therein and one of the side walls of said receptacle having a discharge opening extending upwardly from the 1001" of said receptacle, a ledge projecting outwardly'froni the wall of said receptacle above said discharge ope ing, and covers for said openings connected to said receptacle by links each pivotally at tached at one end to said receptacle and at the other end to one of said covers, the receiving and discharge opening covers having flanges adapted when said covers are closed to overlie saidridge and ledge respectively.

5. A cement receptacle substantially rectangular in horizontal section, the top of said receptacle consisting of two sections inclining downwardly in opposite directions from a central ridge, one of said top sections having a receiving opening-therein and one of the side walls of said receptacle hav ing a discharge opening extending upwardly from the floor of said receptacle, a ledge projecting outwardly from the wall of said. receptacle alcove said discharge opening, said ledge having inclined drain grooves in its upper surface, and covers "for said openings pivotally connected to said receptacle, the receiving and discharge opening covers having flanges adapted when said covers are closedto overlie said ridge and ledge respectively.

6. A cenient receptacle having sidewalls, part of one of said sidewalls having a section inclining downwardly and outwardly from said receptacle, said section having a discharge opening therein, a cover adapted to close said discharge opening, links pivoted to opposite" ends of said cover and to said receptacle, said links when said cover is closed inclining upwardly from their points of pivotal connection with said cover to their points of pivotal connection with said receptacle.

7. A. cement receptacle having sulostanti ally vertical side-walls, the lower part of one of said side-walls having a section inclining downwardly and outwardly from the upper vertical part of said side-wall, said section havin 'a discharge opening therein, a cover adapted to close said discharge opening, links pivoted to opposite ends of said cover and to the adjacent side-walls of said receptacle, said links when said cover is closed inclining upwardly from their points of pivotal connection with said cover to their points of pivotal connection with said sidewalls.

8. A cement receptacle having sidewalls, the lower part of one of said sidewalls having a discharge opening therein, an outwardly projecting ledge above said di charge opening, a cover adapted to close said discharge opening, links pivoted to opposite ends of said cover and to the adjacent sidewalls of said receptacle, the lower edge of said cover in its raised open position registering with and being adapted to rest on said ledge.

9.-A cement receptacle having side-walls, one of said sidewalls having a section inclining downwardly and outwardly, said section having discharge opening therein, an outwardly projecting ledge above said discharge opening, a cover adapted to close said discharge opening, links pivoted to op posite ends of said cover and to the adjacent side-walls of said receptacle, the lower edge of said cover in its raised open position registering with and being adapted to rest on said ledge.

10. A cement receptacle having side walls, the lower part of one of said sidewalls having a section inclining downward ly and outwardly from the upper part of said side wall, said section having a oi.- charge opening therein, a ledge projecting outwardly from the wall. oi said receptacle above said discharge opening, a cover 10111]? ed to close said discharge opening links pivoted to opposite ends ot' said cover and to the adjacent side-walls of said receptacle. said links when said cover is closed inclining upwardly from their points of pivotal connection with said cover to their points of pivotal connection with said sidewalls, the lower edge of said cover in its raised open position registering with and being adapted to rest On said ledge.

11. A. cement receptacle having sidewalls, the lower part of one of said side-walls; h aving a discharge opening therein. an outwardly projecting ledge above said d scharge opening, a cover adapted to close said discharge opening, links pivoted to opposite ends oil said cover and to the adjacent sidewalls of said receptacle. said links when said cover is closed inclining upward from their points of pivotal connection w said cover to their points of pivotal connection with said side-walls, the lower edge oi sail cover in its raised open position registering with and being ada ted to rest on said ledge. Y

Signed at Chicago, Illinois. this ll: day of August, 1922.

ALF T. PAJRSQQN. 

